Monday, February 13, 2012

Last November I posted Tran Quang Hai's "Jews Harps Of The World" album, which resulted in two responses: one from Rich Lindsay, heppin' me to the strange tale of Bruce Hodges, master of the E.J.H. (Electric Jews Harp), and another from The Netherlands's danibal, whose entertaining jews harp + beatboxing (!) album appropriately entitled"Ploing!"

is available as a free download, 10 tracks that fly by in 21 minutes. It boasts inventive harping backed by beatboxing that would prove difficult to rap over, sometimes resembling yodeling or Tuvan throat-singing as much as anything found in old-school hip-hop.

And that would be good enough, but the man provided a wealth of other jews-harp resources as well, proving that this odd instrument is alive and well. There are musicians playing things besides guitars, drums and keyboards. Lots of 'em. Danibal sez: "I am involved in the

2 comments:

Whizzdumb
said...

Wow some great stuff. Love the tribal Airtist vive and the crazy Austrians & Siberians

Danibal: Argh die tandartsimpressies zijn iets te echt!

A few years ago I saw this concert of this young Chinese guy from shamanistic traditions, who, with his fragile appearance, managed to entrance a whole audience with all his different harps & sounds: whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEfPH5740KU